Shrub encroachment, productivity pulses, and core‐transient dynamics of Chihuahuan Desert rodents
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2330
Abstract: Drylands worldwide are experiencing shrub encroachment into grasslands with potential consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Climate change could increase the rate of shrub encroachment, amplify precipitation variability, and thus alter bottom-up processes for animal… read more here.
Keywords: desert rodents; rodent biomass; chihuahuan desert; core transient ... See more keywords
To chop or not to chop? Tackling shrub encroachment by roller-chopping preserves woody plant diversity and composition in a dry subtropical forest
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.07.032
Abstract: Abstract Shrub encroachment is a frequently observed phenomenon in the arid and semi-arid biomes. In the dry forests of the Argentine Chaco ecoregion that are affected by shrub encroachment, the growing demand for grazing areas… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; roller; woody; roller chopping ... See more keywords
Soil fungal composition changes with shrub encroachment in the northern Chihuahuan Desert
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DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2021.101096
Abstract: Abstract Woody species encroachment of grasslands globally causes many socioecological impacts, including loss of grazing pastures and decreased biodiversity. Soil microbial communities may partially regulate the pace of shrub encroachment, as plant-microbial interactions can strongly… read more here.
Keywords: fungal composition; soil; chihuahuan desert; shrub encroachment ... See more keywords
Warming and shrub encroachment decrease decomposition in arid alpine and subalpine ecosystems
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DOI: 10.1080/15230430.2018.1494941
Abstract: ABSTRACT Climate change is shifting species distributions and altering plant community composition worldwide. For instance, with rising temperatures shrubs are encroaching into alpine ecosystems, resulting in important implications for ecosystem functioning. In particular, woody-plant encroachment… read more here.
Keywords: nitrate availability; decomposition rates; subalpine; warming shrub ... See more keywords
Mechanisms, monitoring and modeling of shrub encroachment into grassland: a review
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DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2018.1478004
Abstract: ABSTRACT Shrub encroachment into arid and semi-arid grasslands has elicited extensive research attention worldwide under the background of climate change and increasing anthropogenic activities. Shrub encroachment may considerably impact local ecosystems and economies, including the… read more here.
Keywords: mechanisms monitoring; simulation shrub; monitoring modeling; encroachment ... See more keywords
Shrub encroachment and vertebrate diversity: A global meta‐analysis
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DOI: 10.1111/geb.12675
Abstract: Aim Across the planet, grass-dominated biomes are experiencing shrub encroachment driven by atmospheric CO2 enrichment and land-use change. By altering resource structure and availability, shrub encroachment may have important impacts on vertebrate communities. We sought… read more here.
Keywords: vertebrate communities; shrub encroachment; shrub; diversity ... See more keywords
Using consecutive prescribed fires to reduce shrub encroachment in grassland by increasing shrub mortality
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.13138
Abstract: Woody plant encroachment into open grasslands occurs worldwide and causes multiple ecological and management impacts. Prescribed fire could be used to conserve grassland habitat but often has limited efficacy because many woody plants resprout after… read more here.
Keywords: mortality; encroachment; grassland; cover ... See more keywords